Medical Term:
exteriorize
Pronunciation: eks-tēr′ē-ōr-īz
Definition:
- To direct a patient's interests, thoughts, or feelings into a channel leading outside the self, to some definite aim or object.
- To expose an organ temporarily for observation, or permanently for purposes of experiment.
- Fixation of a segment of bowel with blood supply intact to the outer aspect of the abdominal wall.
